Costing Engineer

Position Summary
The Costing Engineer supports initiatives that improve cost competitiveness across TH Global Supply through accurate cost analysis, structured reporting, and operational insights.
The role supports cost benchmarking, should-cost development, and cost improvement activities in close partnership with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
• Support seasonal style-level cost benchmarking and highlight key cost gaps for team review and follow-up.
• Assist in developing should-cost standards for key cost components using fact-based costing methodologies.
• Identify and track cost improvement opportunities through product engineering, process efficiency, and material utilization analysis.
• Prepare recurring cost analyses and reports to support cost governance and management review routines.
• Support macro cost trend tracking, forecasting inputs, and reconciliation against actual performance.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to collect cost data, validate assumptions, and maintain costing tools and databases.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects and team initiatives, as assigned.
Decision Making
• Makes routine analytical judgments within established costing frameworks and escalates exceptions or higher-impact decisions to the manager.
Resourcefulness & Creativity
• Demonstrates curiosity and initiative in learning industry trends, manufacturing methods, and key cost drivers affecting product cost.
• Applies structured problem-solving to support practical, data-based costing solutions.